How Gyroscopes Work
How do Gyroscopes actually work? Physicist Thomas explains to his dad-in-law.Join the Facebook Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/537847055973659/Music by:https://www.purple-planet.com Hosted on Aca...
8 Marras 202535min
Weighty Matters: Do extra pounds speed your descent?
A person freewheels down a steep hill. What effect does their weight have on their velocity? Do they go faster the heavier they are? Do they go slower? Or does it make no difference? A question close ...
25 Loka 202538min
Ex Machina in the era of ChatGPT
It's worth a rewatch of Ex Machina now that we have LLMs chatting away to us. How do we think about that film now? Anyway, it's a good excuse to watch a great film again.Matter Over Mind (MOM) is a mu...
11 Loka 202548min
Beating Tricks of the Scammers
Con artists and scammers use psychological tricks to manipulate us. In this episode, Stephen and Thomas explore how it works and how to avoid becoming a victim.Paper: Modic, D., & Lea, S. E. (2013). S...
4 Syys 20251h 5min
What is The Standard Model of Particle Physics?
What is the Standard Model of Particle Physics? What is a fundamental particle? What are Quarks? What is the Higgs field? And more Lagrangian talk!Dad asks physicist son-in-law the fundamental questio...
22 Elo 20251h 6min
3 Seconds is All We Have: The Science of Now, Part 1
How do we experience 'Now'? It's a psychology episode today, although Thomas throws in some physics teasers too. How do we perceive what is happening right now and how does our brain construct our rea...
7 Elo 202558min
Are the neutrinos really mutating? Movie physics lies.
Are the neutrinos really mutating? Physicist Thomas points to some funny mistakes in the movies. Thomas and his father-in-law, Organizational Psychologist Stephen, argue about faster than light travel...
24 Heinä 20251h 19min
